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Astronauts of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft enter Tiangong-1

(Xinhua)

17:07, June 13, 2013

BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Astronauts of Shenzhou-10 spacecraft entered Tiangong-1, the space module, on Thursday afternoon, said the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

The astronauts Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping opened the hatch of Tiangong-1 at 4:17 p.m. Thursday.

The spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking procedure with the orbiting Tiangong-1 at 1:18 p.m. Thursday.

Shenzhou-10 docks with space module

China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module at 1:18 p.m. Thursday.


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